…taking four or more antihypertensive agents. Possible clinical settings suggesting PA include: Grade 2 or 3 hypertension Resistant hypertension Sustained blood pressure above 150/100…

…adiposity and may correlate more closely with outcomes than BMI, particularly in women. For European populations, waist circumference above 94 cm in men or 80…

…ketones ≥ 2+ if blood ketones are unavailable Blood ketones < 3.0 mmol/L Acid–base Venous pH < 7.3 and/or bicarbonate <…

…Chest pain rated as 6 or above (according to the 10 point scale) should prompt termination of the stress test (refer to Termination criteria during…

…filling (grade 4 dysfunction) E/A ratio 1–2 1–2 <1 1–1.5 (not reversed with Valsalva maneuver) 1.5 1.5–2…

…129 and/or 80–84 High normal 130–139 and/or 85–89 Grade 1 hypertension 140–159 and/or 90–99 Grade 2 hypertension…

…lower grades and marked airway, respiratory or circulatory compromise in the higher ones [5]. For acute clinical use the following simplification can be used: Grade…

…stroke, meningitis and a postictal state. 3. Check a repeat plasma sodium if the result is unexpected or does not fit the clinical picture. 4…

…in more severe attacks, and a systemic steroid given early [2,3]. Grading Grade the severity by the most serious finding. A patient does not…

…of the bowel or the urinary tract. Marked bradycardia, sick sinus syndrome or high grade AV block without pacemaker protection. Asthma and other marked obstructive…